Izu Velodrome
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LocationShizuoka, Japan
Coordinates35°00′41″N 139°00′56″E / 35.01146°N 139.01543°E / 35.01146; 139.01543
Capacity3,600 (velodrome)
Field size250 metres
SurfaceWood
Construction
Opened2011
ArchitectGensler Architects

The Izu Velodrome is a velodrome in Shizuoka, Japan. It has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,600 people.[1] It was opened in 2011,[2] and was selected as the venue to host the track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3][4] It is the only indoor 250-metre velodrome with a wooden timber surface in Japan, as other velodromes in Japan are outdoors that are longer than 250-metres and with asphalt surfaces, dedicated largely for keirin.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Izu Velodrome". The Tokyo Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020; Izu Velodrome". Architecture of the Games. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Cycling events at Tokyo 2020 to take place outside of city, IOC confirm". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic track cycling to be staged 120km away from capital". Cycling Weekly. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ August 2011, Daniel Benson 31 (31 August 2011). "Japan ready to open first indoor velodrome". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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